SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

Research for speech-language pathology

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• PTOTSLPRCT2017Early home-supported discharge for patients with stroke in Portugal: a randomised controlled trial.Clinical rehabilitationEarly home-supported discharge did not improve functional independence scores compared to usual care. However, fewer patients in the home-supported group had severe disability (FIM < 60) at six months, suggesting a potential benefit for the most impaired patients that requires further study.
• PTOTSLPCohort2017Long-Term School Outcomes of Children and Adolescents With Traumatic Brain Injury.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationChildren with severe TBI need school support services immediately. Those with mild or moderate injuries often appear fine at two years but require comparable support by six years post-injury. Monitor academic performance long-term, not just at discharge.
• OTSLPCohort2017Genetic Variation in the Vesicular Monoamine Transporter: Preliminary Associations With Cognitive Outcomes After Severe Traumatic Brain Injury.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationA VMAT2 gene variant was linked to worse cognitive performance after severe TBI. The link was not seen at the later follow-up. This is an association in a small group, not proof that the variant causes impairment.
• PTOTSLPOther2017Comparison of differences in respiratory function and pressure as a predominant abnormal movement of children with cerebral palsy.Journal of physical therapy scienceChildren with ataxic cerebral palsy had the lowest lung capacity and inspiratory strength, while those with spastic type had the highest. Dyskinetic type fell in between. Assessing respiratory function is necessary because these differences depend on the specific movement disorder.
• PTOTSLPCohort2016Association Between Facility Type During Pediatric Inpatient Rehabilitation and Functional Outcomes.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationChildren treated at children’s hospital rehabilitation units had shorter stays and gained function faster than those at other facilities. After adjusting for illness severity, they ended with only 2.3 more cognitive points. This difference is likely too small to matter clinically.
• PTOTSLPOther2016Biglycan Inhibits Capsaicin-Induced Substance P Release by Cultured Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons.American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitationBiglycan reduced substance P release by 29% in cultured rabbit nerve cells exposed to capsaicin. This suggests biglycan may modulate pain signaling in vitro, but it provides no evidence that injecting biglycan relieves back pain in humans.
• SLPRCT2016First evidence of the feasibility of gaze-contingent attention training for school children with autism.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceGaze-contingent attention training was feasible for 17 children with autism in schools. It improved looking time at interesting images, but did not significantly change reaction times or attention disengagement. This pilot cannot confirm clinical benefit.
• PTOTSLPCase-Control2017Analysis of mechanical properties of cervical muscles in patients with cervicogenic headache.Journal of physical therapy sciencePatients with cervicogenic headache showed significantly higher muscle tone and stiffness in the suboccipital and upper trapezius muscles compared to healthy controls. Elasticity did not differ between the groups.
• SLPCase-Control2017Interarticulator coordination in children with and without cerebral palsy.Developmental neurorehabilitationChildren with cerebral palsy moved their lips and jaw less smoothly together than typical peers, especially in timing. Simple sentences gave the most coordination, not fast repeated buh.
• SLPOther2017Psychometric analysis of the Systematic Observation of Red Flags for autism spectrum disorder in toddlers.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceA video observation score separated toddlers with autism from those without, especially social communication items; restricted repetitive behavior items were weaker.
• SLPOther2016Performance Variability as a Predictor of Response to Aphasia Treatment.Neurorehabilitation and neural repairPeople with chronic aphasia improved on five of seven language measures after six weeks of computer-assisted repetition therapy. Those whose repetition varied more before therapy showed greater improvement.
• OTSLPSurvey2016Diagnosis lost: Differences between children who had and who currently have an autism spectrum disorder diagnosis.Autism : the international journal of research and practice13.1% of school-aged children ever diagnosed with ASD no longer had the diagnosis. Parents most often said new information changed it, while 21.0% said treatment or maturation.
• SLPRCT2017Changes in anxiety following a randomized control trial of a theatre-based intervention for youth with autism spectrum disorder.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceYouth with autism who completed ten weeks of peer-mediated theatre training reported significantly lower persistent anxiety than those on a waitlist. However, their physiological stress levels, measured by cortisol, did not decrease. The intervention changed how they felt about themselves, not their body's immediate reaction to social pressure.
• PTOTSLPCohort2017Therapeutic Work as a Facilitator for Return to Paid Work in Cancer Survivors.Journal of occupational rehabilitationCancer survivors in therapeutic work were much more likely to return to paid work after one year than those not in such work. However, this association was strongest in survivors who still held an employment contract, suggesting access to support, not just the work itself, drives the outcome.
• SLPCase-Control2016Physiological Response to Social Evaluative Threat in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersThe change in a heart-rate measure during social evaluation did not differ between adolescent males with ASD and typical peers. ASD males had lower levels at rest and during the task, and for those with ASD less change tracked with more social problems.
• SLPOther2016Does sex influence the diagnostic evaluation of autism spectrum disorder in adults?Autism : the international journal of research and practiceIn adults first assessed for autism, more men than women received a diagnosis. Men had more childhood repetitive interests. Social communication differences depended on whether the diagnosis was full or partial autism.
• PTOTSLPCohort2016Early gross motor skills predict the subsequent development of language in children with autism spectrum disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchIn children with autism, later walking onset predicted slower language growth, but this link vanished once general motor ability and nonverbal IQ were accounted for. Overall gross motor skills remained a significant predictor of language development.
• SLPCohort2016Dopaminergic variants in siblings at high risk for autism: Associations with initiating joint attention.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchAmong infant siblings at high risk for autism, dopamine genotypes linked to less efficient functioning were associated with lower initiating joint attention. Among low-risk siblings, the same genotypes were associated with higher joint attention.
• SLPSurvey2016Development and psychometric evaluation of a psychosocial quality-of-life questionnaire for individuals with autism and related developmental disorders.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceA caregiver questionnaire may help clinicians identify psychosocial quality-of-life problems in young children referred for autism or developmental delays. Families of children with autism reported lower family quality of life before diagnosis.
• SLPOther2017Association between anger rumination and autism symptom severity, depression symptoms, aggression, and general dysregulation in adolescents with autism spectrum disorder.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceVerbal adolescents with autism reported more anger rumination than controls. In the autism group, anger rumination was linked to depression and general dysregulation after accounting for autism severity, but not to aggression.
• OTSLPCohort2017Race, disability, and grade: Social relationships in children with autism spectrum disorders.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceChildren with autism received fewer friendship nominations than their typical peers, especially in upper grades. African American and Latino children with autism in grades 3–5 faced the sharpest drop in social integration and friendships compared to White typical peers in lower grades.
• SLPPilot2016Predicting social and communicative ability in school-age children with autism spectrum disorder: A pilot study of the Social Attribution Task, Multiple Choice.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceChildren with autism scored lower than typical peers on a brief social reasoning test. The test predicted real-life social and communication skills, but not daily living skills, and was not influenced by verbal IQ. This small pilot suggests it may help quantify social ability.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2016Functioning and disability in autism spectrum disorder: A worldwide survey of experts.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchExperts worldwide most often named brain structure, voluntary movement control and higher cognitive functions as central to ASD functioning. They also reported strengths and gender differences. This survey informs assessment categories, not tested interventions.
• SLPCohort2016Executive function predicts the development of play skills for verbal preschoolers with autism spectrum disorders.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchIn preschoolers with autism, early executive function predicted later play only in children with higher language ability. In children with lower language ability, later play and executive function were best predicted by nonverbal cognitive ability.
• SLPCase-Control2017Atypical rapid audio-visual temporal recalibration in autism spectrum disorders.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchAutistic children and adolescents shifted their sense of whether sounds and sights happened together less than peers after a preceding mismatch for simple beeps and hammer videos. For spoken syllables, their shift matched peers, but their judged-synchronous window was wider.
• SLPCohort2017The Autism-Spectrum Quotient in Siblings of People With Autism.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchSiblings of autistic people scored higher on autistic traits than controls, but this depended on sex and who completed the test. Adult males self-reporting showed elevated traits, while parent-reported scores for male children and adolescents did not differ from controls. Female siblings showed elevated traits across all groups.
• SLPOther2017The autism symptom interview, school-age: A brief telephone interview to identify autism spectrum disorders in 5-to-12-year-old children.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchA phone parent interview can flag school-age children at high risk for ASD, but it does not diagnose. It identified many children with ASD yet also many without, so in-person assessment is still needed.
• OTSLPCohort2017Assessing chronic stroke survivors with aphasia sheds light on prevalence of spatial neglect.Topics in stroke rehabilitationFunctional observation found mild neglect in five of 40 chronic left-brain stroke survivors with aphasia, but paper-and-pencil testing found none, and mobility or independence did not differ reliably.
• PTOTSLPCohort2017Factors influencing executive function by physical activity level among young adults: a near-infrared spectroscopy study.Journal of physical therapy scienceYoung adults with higher physical activity levels showed greater brain activation in the prefrontal cortex during cognitive tasks. Higher activity steps and IQ scores were significantly associated with better cognitive function, suggesting an active lifestyle may support executive function.
• SLPPilot2017Parent perceptions of an adapted evidence-based practice for toddlers with autism in a community setting.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceParents of toddlers at risk for autism learned Project ImPACT strategies from community therapists and reported high satisfaction. Their use of the strategies improved after 12 weeks. The study cannot show whether children improved.
• PTOTSLPRCT2017The effects of posterior talar glide with dorsiflexion of the ankle on mobility, muscle strength and balance in stroke patients: a randomised controlled trial.Journal of physical therapy scienceAdding posterior talar glide mobilization to standard therapy improved ankle range of motion and balance in stroke patients more than standard therapy alone. The added manual technique led to greater gains in dorsiflexion and functional reach compared to weight-bearing exercises.
• PTSLPCohort2017Rate of oral intake and effects of mechanical insufflation-exsufflation on pulmonary complications in patients with duchenne muscular dystrophy.Journal of physical therapy scienceFever rates requiring antibiotics did not show a clear difference across cough-assist periods. 43 of 45 DMD patients on full-time ventilation continued oral intake; several treatments were given together, so cough assist alone cannot be credited.
• SLPCohort2017Social analogical reasoning in school-aged children with autism spectrum disorder and typically developing peers.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceChildren with autism matched typically developing peers on a social analogy task. When explicitly instructed to find similarities, both groups performed similarly. Accuracy improved with age in both groups, suggesting this reasoning ability develops on a comparable trajectory.
• SLPPilot2016Screening for co-occurring conditions in adults with autism spectrum disorder using the strengths and difficulties questionnaire: A pilot study.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchFor people with autism spectrum disorder, parent SDQ ratings were better than self-report at spotting emotional and ADHD risk. Parent emotional and hyperactivity ratings caught 90% and 86% of likely cases, but many caught were not true cases.
• SLPPilot2017The relationship between autism symptoms and arousal level in toddlers with autism spectrum disorder, as measured by electrodermal activity.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceToddlers with autism had larger increases in skin conductance, a skin-based arousal measure, during a communication assessment than typically developing toddlers. The assessment included toys and social interaction. The study was small and did not test treatment.
• SLPCohort2017Prevalence and associated features of autism spectrum disorder in extremely low gestational age newborns at age 10 years.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchAutism was found in 7.1% of children born at 23 to 27 weeks who were assessed at age 10, higher than the 1.5% estimate for the general U.S. population. Frequency was higher at lower gestational ages, and many children with autism spoke fluently.
• SLPCase Report2017Disordered voluntary cough as freezing phenomenon in parkinsonism.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn two people with parkinsonism, sequential cough showed delayed start, a rounded first cough, and progressively smaller and faster later coughs on the flow-volume curve, not just in peak cough flow.
• OTSLPOther2017Lessons learned: Engaging culturally diverse families in neurodevelopmental disorders intervention research.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceEngaging low-income Latino families in autism and ADHD research required shifting from clinic-based to school-based delivery, replacing lectures with small-group discussions, and hiring a bilingual community navigator. Flexible scheduling, Spanish text messaging, and joint questionnaire completion were essential for retention.
• SLPCase-Control2017Autism-specific maternal anti-fetal brain autoantibodies are associated with metabolic conditions.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchAmong mothers of children with autism, metabolic conditions were not significantly linked to autism-specific maternal antibodies against fetal brain proteins overall. In the subgroup with severe child symptoms, gestational diabetes was associated with greater likelihood of these antibodies.
• OTSLPOther2017Neurobehavioral Characteristics of Older Veterans With Remote Traumatic Brain Injury.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationOlder veterans with remote TBI had worse everyday function, more depression and PTSD symptoms, and poorer executive function/processing speed than peers without TBI; memory and language scores were not different.
• SLPCohort2017Impaired downregulation of visual cortex during auditory processing is associated with autism symptomatology in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchChildren with autism showed increased visual cortex activity during auditory tasks, whereas typical children showed decreased activity. This visual over-activation correlated with greater communication deficits and repetitive behaviors. The study involved only high-functioning participants who could tolerate MRI scanning.
• SLPOther2017Psychophysiological Associations with Gastrointestinal Symptomatology in Autism Spectrum Disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchMore bowel symptoms in children and adolescents with autism were linked to a stronger resting heart measure reflecting relaxation and a weaker response to cold stress. Upper gut symptoms showed no link. This is an association, not proof of cause.
• SLPCohort2017Recovery Trajectories of Executive Functioning After Pediatric TBI: A Latent Class Growth Modeling Analysis.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationExecutive function difficulties often worsen years after pediatric brain injury, even in children who initially recover. Pre-injury behavior problems, high family burden, and permissive parenting predicted poorer long-term outcomes, while injury severity did not.
• SLPCase-Control2016Assessment of impaired coordination between respiration and deglutition in children and young adults with ataxia telangiectasia.Developmental medicine and child neurologyChildren and young adults with ataxia telangiectasia showed less safe breathing-swallowing coordination than healthy peers, especially after swallowing. The method was research-only, and the study did not show these measures predicted symptoms.
• PTOTSLPOther2017Effects of friction massage of the popliteal fossa on blood flow velocity of the popliteal vein.Journal of physical therapy scienceFriction massage to the back of the knee increased popliteal vein blood flow velocity in 15 young healthy men. This is a physiological finding in a small sample; it does not prove the massage treats edema, pain, or circulation disorders in patients.
• SLPOther2017Stress and depression scales in aphasia: relation between the aphasia depression rating scale, stroke aphasia depression questionnaire-10, and the perceived stress scale.Topics in stroke rehabilitationIn 25 adults with aphasia, two caregiver-reported depression scales were strongly related to each other and to participants' self-reported stress. The scales may help flag depressive symptoms, but this small study did not test diagnosis or treatment.
• SLPCase-Control2017Children with autism spectrum disorder have reduced otoacoustic emissions at the 1 kHz mid-frequency region.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchChildren with autism had weaker cochlear emissions at 1 kHz than typically developing peers, despite normal hearing tests. In children with autism, the difference was frequency-specific and associated with severity, not IQ.
• PTOTSLPCohort2017Bayley-III motor scale and neurological examination at 2 years do not predict motor skills at 4.5 years.Developmental medicine and child neurologyBayley-III motor scores and neurological exams at 2 years did not predict motor difficulties at 4.5 years. Children with normal 2-year scores often developed significant motor problems later. Do not rely on these early assessments to rule out future motor issues in at-risk children.
• OTSLPCohort2017Non-ASD outcomes at 36 months in siblings at familial risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD): A baby siblings research consortium (BSRC) study.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchHigh-risk siblings who did not meet autism criteria at 36 months were more likely than controls to have mild-to-moderate global developmental delay and elevated autism symptom scores. Their language delay rates were not higher.
• PTOTSLPOther2017Estimated Prestroke Peak VO2 Is Related to Circulating IGF-1 Levels During Acute Stroke.Neurorehabilitation and neural repairIn 15 acute stroke patients, estimated pre-stroke aerobic fitness correlated with circulating IGF-1 levels but not with IGFBP-3. Patients with higher IGF-1 had significantly higher estimated fitness. This small observational study links a biomarker to a calculated fitness estimate, offering no evidence that changing fitness alters stroke recovery.